The Story About Two Chinese Astronomers Who Failed to Predict an Eclipse of the Sun
Sunday, July 18th, 2010A frequently recounted Chinese story says that Hsi and Ho, the court astronomers, got drunk and neglected their duties to ensure that they failed to predict an eclipse of the Sun. For this, the emperor had them executed. So much for negligent astronomers. If this story had been an account of an actual event, the dynasty mentioned would place the [...]
